For his part, Charles only said “It doesn’t matter,” when asked about his work load. And Crennel said: “He never came to me to say he needed a break.”

Players probably aren’t going to ask, until it’s too late. It’s the spot where coaches occasionally have to act in something other than their own best interest, and the Chiefs don’t seem interested in that.

Todd Haley is the one who treated him like a fragile vase. Instead of putting the ball in his best player’s hands, Haley would keep giving it to Thomas Jones. Now that Haley is gone, Charles showed what he can do when he gets more than 15 touches in a game.

I remember when the chiefs ran Larry Johnson to the ground. He looked like one of the best backs in the leauge mainly because he had over 400 carries. Best of luck to Charles but if your not careful you could end up just like Larry

joetoronto says:Sep 30, 2012 11:55 AM

Larry Johnson was allot bigger than Charles and Johnson broke down.

If it was as simple as just giving a back allot of carries, everybody would do it.